Asrarahmed Kadri wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Here is a code that reports whether the string is a palindrome or not. I
> have posted it to help people new to programming ( i am also a newbie)
> to understand the logic and comment on it.
>
> Share and expand your knowledge as well as understanding...
>
> Happy scripting....
>
> Regards,
> Asrar
>
Others have pointed out that there are easier ways to do this. I'll
comment on your code.
> Code:
>
>
>
> string1 = raw_input("enter a string\n")
>
> str_len = len(string1)
>
>
>
> flag = 0
> j = str_len-1
>
> for i in range(0,(str_len-1)/2):
I think there is an off-by-one error here; try 'abcdba' as a test.
> if string1[i] == string1[j]:
Negative indices would work well here, you don't need j at all:
if string1[i] == string1[-i]:
This would also be a good place to use for: / else: but that is a bit
more advanced.
Kent
> j = j-1
>
> else:
> flag = 1
> break
> if flag ==0:
> print "The entered string is a PALINDROME"
> else:
> print "The entered string is not a PALINDROME"
>
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